All my life, from the top bunk to the treetops to the roof of my 4-story college dorm, I’ve always tried to get as far off the ground as possible. Not sure why. Reaching new heights has been even more important to me as a writer. So, when it became time for Robroy to find new headquarters, I started thinking big.
Several business friends offered to share their offices with me, but I wanted a place that was distinctly my own. A place from which I could write my powerful, positive stories about living and working in Baltimore. A symbolic place. A magical place. And most of all, a tall place.
On a whim, I decided to apply to the Bromo Seltzer Tower.
“I thought they only accepted artists,” you say. That’s what I thought too. And like you, I wasn’t convinced I qualified. Sure, Robroy’s business stories borrow a few literary elements. They have plot, character, scene and story structure. They sell. But are they art?
I knew of another guy in town with my problem, a visual artist, Robert McClintock. His commercial success threatened his status as an artist. I was on my way to interview him for the Baltimore Business Journal (here’s the column), when I received an email on my Blackberry from the manager of the Bromo Seltzer Tower.
“Congratulations!” he wrote. “You’re exactly what we’re looking for.”
I chose a studio on an upper floor. It’s only 330 feet high.
But it sure feels good.
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Tags: blogging, bopa baltimore, bromo seltzer tower, rob macdonald, robroy, robroy blog, story telling, Writing
Rob,
Bromo! That’s my favorite building in Baltimore. May it prove to be a wonderful source of elevated inspiration!
Thank you, Art! Come visit!
So? Did you take the space? And, if so, when are we opening a bottle of scotch to celebrate the new digs?
Hey, Adam – yes, got the new space! Stop by anytime.
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